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TIL “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” features Mount Fuji, being in the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” series

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0D4M TIL that during WWII, King Christian X of Denmark was one of the only rulers of an occupied country who refused to go into exile for his own safety. He took daily rides through Copenhagen unattended to show he was not afraid.
BpGk TIL there is an international lawyer who specializes in defending “supervillains” and war criminals. His clientele has included Klaus Barbie, Carlos the Jackal, and the former leader of the Khmer Rouge. He refers to himself as “The Brilliant Bastard.”
1L44 TIL The penalty for killing an elephant in Sri Lanka is death
YpXPW TIL That jelly doughnuts and latkes are traditional Hanukkah snacks. The oil they are fried in represents the oil that lasted 8 days. Happy first day of Hanukkah!!
JYO0Q TIL inmate executions take so long that nearly a quarter of inmates on death row in the U.S. die of natural causes while awaiting execution.